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New Orleans Pelicans
16 Mar 2024 19:00
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New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

 by Joseph King | in NBA Predictions

A Western Conference matchup in the NBA on Saturday evening sees the high-flying New Orleans Pelicans playing host to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Pelicans are having an excellent season and have really come along in the second half of the year to move up to a 40-26 record and fifth in the West standings. The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, will be looking towards next season as their 19-47 record ranks as the fifth worst in the NBA and 14th in the West.

New Orleans will be looking to extend their positive stretch of form as they seek their sixth win from the last seven appearances. Their last outing resulted in an excellent 112-104 home win over the fourth-placed LA Clippers, shortening the gap between the two teams to just two games in the standings. New Orleans ultra-athletic defense was on full display and at 111.1 average points allowed per game, now ranks as the eighth best squad on that side of the ball. Pelicans fans will feel like their team has a legitimate shot at a deep playoff run as there are only three teams in the NBA that rank better than them in adjusted net rating.

The Trail Blazers are coming off a 105-93 home loss to the New York Knicks on Thursday, marking their second defeat in the past three games. However, it hasn’t been all bad news for Portland who have been able to pull out some wins in recent games with two victories in their last four outings. These wins came over the Toronto Raptors in overtime and, most recently, the Atlanta Hawks last Wednesday. The Trail Blazers have a number of players listed on the injury report but should have 23.0 point per game scorer Afernee Simons ready to go for the trip to Nola.

New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Form

New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers's standings in the NBA

Teams % P W L Series
7
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
0.598 82 49 33 -1
15
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
0.256 82 21 61 -5

New Orleans Pelicans and Portland Trail Blazers Last Matches

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans Last matches
W W W W L W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

15 Mar 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  104
LA Clippers

13 Mar 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
95 :  116
Cleveland Cavaliers

10 Mar 2024 - NBA

Atlanta Hawks
103 :  116
New Orleans Pelicans

8 Mar 2024 - NBA

Philadelphia 76ers
95 :  103
New Orleans Pelicans

5 Mar 2024 - NBA

Toronto Raptors
98 :  139
New Orleans Pelicans

1 Mar 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
129 :  102
Indiana Pacers
W L L W L W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

15 Mar 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
112 :  104
LA Clippers

13 Mar 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
95 :  116
Cleveland Cavaliers

1 Mar 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
129 :  102
Indiana Pacers

25 Feb 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
106 :  114
Chicago Bulls

23 Feb 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
95 :  106
Miami Heat

22 Feb 2024 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
127 :  105
Houston Rockets
W W L W W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

10 Mar 2024 - NBA

Atlanta Hawks
103 :  116
New Orleans Pelicans

8 Mar 2024 - NBA

Philadelphia 76ers
95 :  103
New Orleans Pelicans

5 Mar 2024 - NBA

Toronto Raptors
98 :  139
New Orleans Pelicans

28 Feb 2024 - NBA

Indiana Pacers
123 :  114
New Orleans Pelicans

27 Feb 2024 - NBA

New York Knicks
92 :  115
New Orleans Pelicans

12 Feb 2024 - NBA

Memphis Grizzlies
87 :  96
New Orleans Pelicans
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers Last matches
L L W L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

14 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
93 :  105
New York Knicks

13 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
106 :  102
Atlanta Hawks

11 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
99 :  121
Boston Celtics

9 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
128 :  118
Toronto Raptors

8 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
107 :  123
Houston Rockets

6 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
120 :  128
Oklahoma City Thunder
L L W L W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

14 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
93 :  105
New York Knicks

13 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
106 :  102
Atlanta Hawks

11 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
99 :  121
Boston Celtics

9 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
128 :  118
Toronto Raptors

8 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
107 :  123
Houston Rockets

6 Mar 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
120 :  128
Oklahoma City Thunder
L L L W W L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

4 Mar 2024 - NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves
119 :  114
Portland Trail Blazers

2 Mar 2024 - NBA

Memphis Grizzlies
100 :  107
Portland Trail Blazers

1 Mar 2024 - NBA

Memphis Grizzlies
92 :  122
Portland Trail Blazers

4 Feb 2024 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
112 :  103
Portland Trail Blazers

2 Feb 2024 - NBA

Denver Nuggets
120 :  108
Portland Trail Blazers

26 Jan 2024 - NBA

San Antonio Spurs
116 :  100
Portland Trail Blazers

New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

New Orleans Pelicans

83 %

Portland Trail Blazers

17 %

10 Feb 2024 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
84 :  93
New Orleans Pelicans

27 Mar 2023 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
90 :  124
New Orleans Pelicans

12 Mar 2023 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
127 :  110
Portland Trail Blazers

1 Mar 2023 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
110 :  121
New Orleans Pelicans

10 Nov 2022 - NBA

New Orleans Pelicans
95 :  106
Portland Trail Blazers

30 Mar 2022 - NBA

Portland Trail Blazers
107 :  117
New Orleans Pelicans

Players list

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
J. Valanciunas C. McCollum B. Ingram T. Murphy III Z. Williamson
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
D. Ayton A. Simons T. Camara D. Banton K. Murray

Substitutes

New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans
C. Zeller J. Robinson-Earl J. Alvarado J. Hawkins N. Marshall M. Ryan H. Jones
Portland Trail Blazers
Portland Trail Blazers
M. Brown R. Rupert I. Badji D. Reath S. Henderson J. Minaya J. Walker

New Orleans Pelicans - Portland Trail Blazers Key Points

  1. The Pelicans will be playing the second leg of a back-to-back; they are 4-6 straight up when playing on no rest this season.
  2. The Trail Blazers have been solid at keeping games close on the road and boast a 17-14 against the spread road record.
  3. The first meeting between these two teams this season stayed within single-digits as the Pelicans picked up a 93-84 win.
  4. New Orleans is just 5-7 against the spread this season when playing with a rest disadvantage.

Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction

The Pelicans are undoubtedly the better team here but this spread looks to be a few points too high given the situational spot. New Orleans will be playing their second game in as many days and haven't fared too well on back-to-backs this season, posting just a 4-6 straight up. Portland, meanwhile, have been surprisingly good at keeping games competitive on the road. Our New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers prediction is for the Trali Blazers on the +13.5 point spread.

Prediction :

Portland Trail Blazers +13.5 point spread

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